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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Rowntree Park
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Barker Tower
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Carving
- The Black Death
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- The Female Prison
- Holy Trinity Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Olave