Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- Lendal Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Is York Cursed?
- Monk Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Red Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Mansion House
- The Horn of Ulf
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The County Court House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Central Library