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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Transport Moves On
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Hoard
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The White Rose of York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Guy Fawkes
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Shopping Centres
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- De Grey Rooms