Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Observatory
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Cawood Sword
- Transport Moves On
- The New Theatre
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman House
- Ouse Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway