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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The First Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Richard III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mansion House
- Silver Strap Ends
- View from Station Rise
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Holocaust
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Rowntree Park
- The Assembly Rooms
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Medieval Castle
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cinema Comes to York