Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Stonegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- New Shopping Centres
- King Richard III and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- View from Station Rise
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Water Lanes
- Fire in the Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Olave
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Retreat