Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The New Theatre
- The Guildhall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barker Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Minster Library
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The First Minster
- The Basilica
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Trams Pulled by Horses