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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Coins
- The Basilica
- The Multangular Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Holocaust
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Church of St Olave
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Abbey
- Walmgate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone