Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Teaching the Poor
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- First World War Memorial
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Sixties York
- Anglian Carving
- York's Airfield
- Bootham School
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison