Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Roman Head Pot
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Amber Bead Workshop
- A New University
- Judges Lodging
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- View from Station Rise
- York Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The First Minster
- Fire in the Minster