Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Edward I and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mary Ward
- The Battle of the Standard
- Alcuin of York
- Fairfax House
- Inscription to Hecules
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Female Prison
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses