Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mary Ward
- The County Court House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Hoard
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Medieval Prisons
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham School