Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Holocaust
- York's Airfield
- Ripon College for Women
- The Mystery Plays
- The Horn of Ulf
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fishergate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The End of the Abbey
- York in the fifteenth Century