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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Female Prison
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Basilica
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Retreat
- Inscription to Hecules
- Margaret Clitherow
- Monk Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart