Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Union Gas Works
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Airfield
- George Leeman
- Crest of York St John College
- The Medieval Minster
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Norman Window Frame
- Dick Turpin
- Sixties York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham School
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre