Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Wilfrid
- De Grey Rooms
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Mansion House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Olave
- Crest of York St John College
- Stonegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- New Shopping Centres
- Elizabeth Boardingham