Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham School
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Roman Head Pot
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New University
- First World War Memorial
- King Edward I and York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jubbergate
- Lendal Tower