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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Crux's Church
- The County Court House
- York Bombed
- Is York Cursed?
- York Railway Station
- Silver Strap Ends
- Sixties York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Earswick
- The George Fox Incident
- King Edward III and York