Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Red Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mystery Plays
- The Multangular Tower
- Silver Strap Ends
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Industrial Upheaval
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Black Death
- Bronze weights
- The Roman Fortress
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Helen
- New Earswick