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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham School
- Viking Silk Cap
- Middleham Jewel
- De Grey Rooms
- Our Lady's Row
- The York Helmet
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Abbot's House