Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New Vision For York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fire in the Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward II and York
- The First Minster
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New University
- The Minster in Viking Times
- New Earswick
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Railway Institute
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Battle of the Standard