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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Earswick
- Lendal Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Basilica
- Constantius Chlorus
- A New Walk