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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- William Etty, Artist
- Teaching the Poor
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Water Lanes
- Guy Fawkes
- Second World War York
- Sixties York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Airfield
- Fishergate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Transport Moves On
- Yorkshire Museum