Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Black Death
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Abbot's House
- The Norman House
- Church of St Helen
- The Mansion House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The End of the Abbey
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fairfax House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Gold Arm Ring
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The George Fox Incident