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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Stonegate
- The 1190 Massacre
- William Etty, Artist
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Union Gas Works
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Abbot's House
- Middleham Jewel
- York Railway Station