Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Guildhall
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Medieval Prisons
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fishergate Bar
- A New Walk