Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman Minster
- The Retreat
- The End of the Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham School
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Earswick
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Central Library
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa