Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Gold Arm Ring
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- Sixties York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Observatory
- Micklegate Bar
- The New Theatre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New University
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Tower