Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- John Carr - Architect
- Rowntree Park
- York Union Gas Works
- York Bombed
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Monk Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- Our Lady's Row
- York Garrison
- View from Station Rise
- St William's Shrine
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Medieval Prisons
- Middleham Jewel
- The Greyfriars
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Daniel Defoe's York