Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Teaching the Poor
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Mystery Plays
- Constantius Chlorus
- A New Vision For York
- The Norman Castle
- Medieval Prisons
- A New University
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Edward III and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze weights