Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Olave
- Olive Oil Container
- Ouse Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Sixties York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Guildhall
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Railway Station
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Elizabeth Boardingham