Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze weights
- The First Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fishergate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Sixties York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Ripon College for Women
- Clifford's Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York