Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St William's Shrine
- The 1190 Massacre
- Judges Lodging
- Water Lanes
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- View from Station Rise
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A Pipkin
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- First World War York
- Lendal Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mary Ward