Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Norman Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Female Prison
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Ripon College for Women
- The Mansion House