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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Olave
- The Medieval Castle
- The First Railway Station
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward I and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A New University
- Tombstone of Julia Velva