Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mary Ward
- York Central Library
- King Edward I and York
- The Hospitium
- Is York Cursed?
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Silk Cap
- The New Theatre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Richard III and York
- The Guildhall
- Lendal Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Helmet
- Cumberland House, King's Staith