Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward III and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- First World War York
- York Central Library
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward I and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bootham School
- Ripon College for Women
- Gold Arm Ring
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers