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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mary Ward
- The York Observatory
- Holy Trinity Church
- Anglian Carving
- Guy Fawkes
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The White Rose of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard II and York
- First World War York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Middleham Jewel