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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's Airfield
- The Multangular Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Ouse Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham Bar
- Sixties York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fire in the Minster
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Abbey
- Inside the Roman Fortress