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 Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Constantius Chlorus
- Micklegate Bar
- St William's Shrine
- The Shambles
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Ouse Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Bar Convent
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Council of Arles