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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- The New Theatre
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze weights
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Guy Fawkes
- Teaching the Poor
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Minster Library
- York's Airfield
- King Edward II and York
- Holy Trinity Church