Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- The Horn of Ulf
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Transport Moves On
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Middleham Jewel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze weights
- Aldwark Synagogue
- New Earswick
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bone Trial Piece
- Plum Cakes for Christmas