Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- New Shopping Centres
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Central Library
- St Crux's Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Lendal Tower
- Fairfax House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Judges Lodging
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Our Lady's Row