Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Crest of York St John College
- The Norman Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- George Leeman
- Rebuilt in Stone
- New Earswick
- Minster Library
- 62 Low Petergate
- Alcuin of York
- Judges Lodging
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York