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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rowntree Park
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Holocaust
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Roman Head Pot
- St Crux's Church
- Mary Ward
- The Greyfriars
- Monk Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid