Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The New Theatre
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Helen
- Fairfax House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree Park
- The Norman House