Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Lendal Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Helmet
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York
- Bootham School
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Abbot's House
- Statue of an Athlete
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Leonard's Hospital