Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Richard III and York
- Fishergate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- The Red Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway Institute
- The Norman Abbey
- Barker Tower
- The White Rose of York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The County Court House
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- The York Hoard
- Bootham Bar