Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Transport Moves On
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Greyfriars
- The Basilica
- Sixties York
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway