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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Industrial Upheaval
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward III and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's Airfield
- View from Station Rise
- The First Minster
- The County Court House
- The Horn of Ulf
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Observatory
- The York Helmet