Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Guildhall
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Statue of Napoleon
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway Institute
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of an Athlete
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey