Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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 York Observatory
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rowntree Park
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- 62 Low Petergate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bootham School
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Richard II and York
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Abbey
- The New Theatre
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fairfax House
- Daniel Defoe's York