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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- First World War York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Olave
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Observatory
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barley Hall
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Airfield
- The County Court House
- Scarborough Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting