Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Yorkshire Museum
- Ripon College for Women
- A New University
- Ouse Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- The Railway Institute
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward III and York
- Is York Cursed?