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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- York Bombed
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman Castle
- Water Lanes
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mansion House
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Coins
- King Richard II and York
- Stonegate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate