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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard II and York
- King Richard III and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Minster
- Holy Trinity Church
- Gold Arm Ring
- A New University
- A New Walk
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Union Gas Works
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The York Observatory
- Our Lady's Row
- Constantius Chlorus