Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Hospitium
- The Multangular Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Stonegate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Feeding Roman York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Retreat
- St Crux's Church
- The Shambles
- The Female Prison
- Bone Trial Piece
- The County Court House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses