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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward I and York
- Micklegate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- King Richard II and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Barley Hall
- Viking Male Grooming
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Retreat
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Gold Finger Ring
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy