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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Minster
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The County Court House
- First World War Memorial
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Treasurer's House
- Middleham Jewel