Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Cross
- Mary Ward
- The Retreat
- Medieval Prisons
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham School
- St William's Shrine
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- St Crux's Church