Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Richard III and York
- Mary Ward
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Anglian Cross
- The Female Prison
- The Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- De Grey Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Monk Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Holy Trinity Church