Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Silver Strap Ends
- A Pipkin
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Carving
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The End of the Abbey
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The George Fox Incident
- Ouse Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- Second World War York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head