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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Basilica
- King Edward III and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vikings and Christianity
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Bombed
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York