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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of an Athlete
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Sixties York
- York and the Holocaust
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barley Hall
- The First Railway Station
- The Shambles
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions