Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Middleham Jewel
- The Multangular Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Judges Lodging
- York Union Gas Works
- First World War Memorial
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Richard II and York
- York Central Library
- King Edward III and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Micklegate Bar
- Barley Hall
- The Retreat