Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Industrial Upheaval
- Constantius Chlorus
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Water Lanes
- Medieval Prisons
- York Central Library
- Teaching the Poor
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The First Minster
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's Coat of Arms
- The New Theatre
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in Viking Times