Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Central Library
- The York Helmet
- The Cawood Sword
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fairfax House
- Medieval Prisons
- The First Minster
- York Garrison
- Barley Hall
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Daniel Defoe's York