Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Bar Convent
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War York
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman House
- Gold Arm Ring
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward III and York