Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Norman Window Frame
- Church of St Helen
- Lendal Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mansion House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward III and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Our Lady's Row
- New Earswick
- Viking Coins
- The Medieval Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The First Railway Station
- Monk Bar