Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Male Grooming
- Victoria Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Hoard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Garrison
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- George Leeman
- Scarborough Bridge
- Water Lanes
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in Viking Times