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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Treasurer's House
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Union Gas Works
- York's Airfield
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The New Theatre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Holy Trinity Church