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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and the Holocaust
- Transport Moves On
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Sixties York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Helen
- Ripon College for Women
- Statue of an Athlete
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Water Lanes
- The Mansion House
- Alcuin of York
- Jubbergate