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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Water Lanes
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Bombed
- St William's Shrine
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Treasurer's House
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Norman Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Lendal Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Male Grooming