Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Our Lady's Row
- Inscription to Hecules
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Silk Cap
- Is York Cursed?
- St Crux's Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Bombed
- The Horn of Ulf
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Basilica
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman Minster