Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Walmgate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham School
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Edward III and York
- Alcuin of York
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Castle
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Retreat