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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Art Gallery
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Guildhall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Medieval Minster
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Barley Hall
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Bar
- Rowntree Park
- The New Theatre
- Treasurer's House
- A New Vision For York