Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Bombed
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Castle
- The County Court House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Carving
- The Abbot's House
- Ripon College for Women
- Medieval Prisons
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Teaching the Poor
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate