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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Ripon College for Women
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Water Lanes
- Vikings and Christianity
- Clifford's Tower
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St William's Shrine
- A New University
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Minster Library