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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Norman Window Frame
- York Union Gas Works
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Coins
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Railway Institute
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The End of the Abbey
- Guy Fawkes
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription to Hecules