Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Our Lady's Row
- The White Rose of York
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Red Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Helmet
- Constantius Chlorus
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Railway Station
- Scarborough Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham School
- King Edward I and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey