Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey
- The Red Tower
- York Garrison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Mystery Plays
- Our Lady's Row
- Barker Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Roman Fortress