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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- John Carr - Architect
- The Multangular Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St William's Shrine
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Silk Cap
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century