Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham School
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Greyfriars
- Scarborough Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Transport Moves On
- The White Rose of York
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Castle
- The End of the Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Royal Station Hotel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Helen