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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Fire in the Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Transport Moves On
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Barley Hall
- Cinema Comes to York
- George Leeman
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity