Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of the Standard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Edward III and York
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- View from Station Rise
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- First World War York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The White Rose of York
- New Earswick
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A New Walk
- Water Lanes