Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Debtors' Prison
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Alcuin of York
- The White Rose of York
- Sixties York
- John Carr - Architect
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Shopping Centres
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St William's Shrine
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Abbey