Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- George Leeman
- Roman Head Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Female Prison
- The Assembly Rooms
- The First Railway Station
- The Retreat
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop