Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Transport Moves On
- The Mystery Plays
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Medieval Castle
- Jubbergate
- Ripon College for Women
- Fairfax House
- York Central Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Retreat
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Minster Library