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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Female Prison
- The Railway Institute
- Bone Trial Piece
- Feeding Roman York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mansion House
- Ouse Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The First Railway Station
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Stonegate
- Alcuin of York
- The Shambles