Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Norman Window Frame
- Gold Arm Ring
- Gold Finger Ring
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Railway Station
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A Pipkin
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works