Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Castle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Edward III and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham School
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head