Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Medieval Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Barker Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Bombed
- A Pipkin
- York's Airfield
- The End of the Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mary Ward
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- York Central Library
- The Greyfriars
- Teaching the Poor