Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Carving
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Boot
- The Council of Arles
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mystery Plays
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Jubbergate
- Fishergate Bar
- Water Lanes
- The Basilica
- William Etty, Artist
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in the 19th Century