Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Minster Library
- Norman Window Frame
- Fishergate Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Guildhall
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Helen
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Debtors' Prison