Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- King Richard III and York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Abbey
- York Bombed
- Clifford's Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- A New Walk
- The Cawood Sword
- Fire in the Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bone Trial Piece
- York in the fifteenth Century
- First World War York