Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fairfax House
- Stonegate
- Viking Coins
- The First Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Garrison
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Cross
- The Hospitium
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Debtors' Prison