Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- De Grey Rooms
- Royal Station Hotel
- Middleham Jewel
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Female Prison
- Sixties York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Margaret Clitherow
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Crux's Church
- The Red Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- Roman Head Pot
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Art Gallery