Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Cawood Sword
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Middleham Jewel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Castle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Norman Window Frame
- St William's Shrine
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Edward I and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Silk Cap