Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Basilica
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- Bone Trial Piece
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Crux's Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Guy Fawkes
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Shambles
- Church of St Helen
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Military Belt Fitting