Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Airfield
- King Richard II and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Cawood Sword
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Carving
- The First Railway Station