Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Central Library
- King Richard II and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Shambles
- The Bar Convent
- Fairfax House
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription to Hecules
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- View from Station Rise
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Olave