Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Clifford's Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- Olive Oil Container
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Micklegate Bar
- The Shambles
- The Mystery Plays
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Hoard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse