Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Retreat
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Shambles
- Feeding Roman York
- Ripon College for Women
- Norman Window Frame
- King Richard II and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Teaching the Poor
- Yorkshire Museum
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bronze weights
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward I and York