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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Norman Window Frame
- Sixties York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Railway Station
- Viking Coins
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Helmet
- A New University
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fairfax House
- Margaret Clitherow