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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Earswick
- The George Fox Incident
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Shambles
- The York Observatory
- The Black Death
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Boot
- New Shopping Centres
- The White Rose of York
- First World War York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Transport Moves On
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey