Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- View from Station Rise
- The Hospitium
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Barker Tower
- The County Court House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham School
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Railway Station
- New Shopping Centres
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Hoard
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church