Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bone Trial Piece
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Hoard
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of St Helen
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Guildhall
- Teaching the Poor
- Fairfax House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Holy Trinity Church