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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Norman Window Frame
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St William's Shrine
- The Black Death
- York Union Gas Works
- The Cawood Sword
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The York Hoard