Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- The Greyfriars
- Minster Library
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Crest of York St John College
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Our Lady's Row
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Observatory
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists