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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- A Pipkin
- The Norman Abbey
- York Central Library
- Fire in the Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Female Prison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Scarborough Bridge
- Second World War York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Council of Arles
- The York Hoard
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate