Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The York Helmet
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Observatory
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard III and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Victoria Bar
- Lendal Tower
- The York Hoard
- Is York Cursed?
- John Carr - Architect
- Barley Hall
- York and the Holocaust