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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The Bar Convent
- The York Helmet
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard III and York
- A New University
- St William's Shrine
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of the God Mars
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Union Gas Works
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Norman Abbey
- Is York Cursed?