Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Art Gallery
- William Etty, Artist
- Transport Moves On
- St William's Shrine
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Council of Arles
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The County Court House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Aldwark Synagogue