Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Female Prison
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Black Death
- Is York Cursed?
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Helen
- Barley Hall
- Victoria Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid