Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Clifford's Tower
- Transport Moves On
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Female Prison
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inscription to Hecules
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fire in the Minster
- A New Walk
- Viking Boot
- The Medieval Minster