Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Rowntree Park
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Crux's Church
- First World War Memorial
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Mansion House
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Cross
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Silk Cap
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa