Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Garrison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Judges Lodging
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The George Fox Incident
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Lendal Bridge
- Royal Station Hotel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Barley Hall