Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Silver Strap Ends
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Mansion House
- Barley Hall
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Retreat
- Clifford's Tower
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward III and York