Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St William's Shrine
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Castle
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham Bar
- The Norman Minster
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of an Athlete
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Minster
- The Medieval Abbey
- Water Lanes