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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fairfax House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Dick Turpin
- New Shopping Centres
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Anglian Cross
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Greyfriars
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bone Trial Piece