Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Red Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Hospitium
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Carving
- Margaret Clitherow
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Black Death
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Roman Gods and Goddesses