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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Lendal Tower
- Scarborough Bridge
- Stonegate
- York Art Gallery
- The Abbot's House
- The Mystery Plays
- Holy Trinity Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Coins
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Dick Turpin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel