Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- Roman Head Pot
- The Greyfriars
- John Carr - Architect
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Retreat
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Edward I and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York