Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Bar Convent
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Hospitium
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman House
- Minster Library
- Monk Bar
- The New Theatre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mary Ward