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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Female Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The First Minster
- Water Lanes
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Carving
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Observatory
- Our Lady's Row
- The George Fox Incident
- Ripon College for Women