Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- First World War York
- The Roman Fortress
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Guy Fawkes
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham School
- First World War Memorial
- Ripon College for Women
- George Leeman
- Cinema Comes to York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Railway Station
- Anglian Carving
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Abbey