Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Medieval Minster
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Statue of an Athlete
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Coins
- Rowntree Park
- Second World War York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The End of the Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Railway Station
- The Red Tower