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 Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Ripon College for Women
- George Leeman
- Viking Boot
- Statue of an Athlete
- Monk Bar
- King Richard III and York
- The First Minster
- Stonegate
- The Horn of Ulf
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Lendal Tower
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop