Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Abbey
- The New Theatre
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- A New University
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Treasurer's House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Second World War York
- The Red Tower
- Bootham School
- The Guildhall
- William Etty, Artist