Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Teaching the Poor
- Victoria Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The 1190 Massacre
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Roman Head Pot
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman Castle
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Castle Museum
- A New Vision For York
- York Bombed
- Daniel Defoe's York