Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Our Lady's Row
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Minster
- The Mansion House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The New Theatre