Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- York Art Gallery
- York Railway Station
- Bone Trial Piece
- A New University
- New Shopping Centres
- Mary Ward
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Olave
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The 1190 Massacre
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in Viking Times
- First World War Memorial