Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- First World War Memorial
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- First World War York
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Railway Station
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Minster Library
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Gold Finger Ring
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Holocaust
- William Etty, Artist