Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Silk Cap
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Rowntree Park
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barley Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New Walk
- Is York Cursed?
- The First Minster
- The End of the Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fishergate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham School