Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward II and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Barley Hall
- Amber Bead Workshop
- A Pipkin
- Vikings and Christianity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Horn of Ulf
- Sixties York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Minster