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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Roman Head Pot
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Second World War York
- Is York Cursed?
- Guy Fawkes
- The New Theatre
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Cawood Sword
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- George Leeman
- Barker Tower
- King Edward III and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity