Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Prisons
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Walmgate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Our Lady's Row
- The First Minster
- The Roman Fortress
- A New Vision For York
- The Black Death
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector