Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Central Library
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Richard III and York
- Fire in the Minster
- Stonegate
- York Bombed
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior