Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Victoria Bar
- Monk Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cinema Comes to York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Greyfriars
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St William's Shrine