Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Transport Moves On
- Sixties York
- New Earswick
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- York's Airfield
- Water Lanes
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham School
- Minster Library
- Monk Bar
- York Union Gas Works