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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fairfax House
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Our Lady's Row
- Fishergate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The New Theatre
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bootham School
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl