Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Mithras and Arimanius
- 62 Low Petergate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Observatory
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Cross
- The Black Death
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Bombed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Abbot's House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard III and York