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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Victoria Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman Minster
- Scarborough Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- The York Helmet
- Bootham Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Norman House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Edward II and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Railway Institute