Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- York Central Library
- York Garrison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Sixties York
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Coat of Arms
- Silver Strap Ends
- Judges Lodging
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Ripon College for Women
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard III and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward III and York
- Military Belt Fitting