Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- New Earswick
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Red Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in the 18th Century