Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- View from Station Rise
- Mary Ward
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Barker Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Royal Station Hotel