Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St William's Shrine
- The Red Tower
- Inscription to Hecules
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Gold Finger Ring
- Teaching the Poor
- The Shambles
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Guy Fawkes
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ouse Bridge