Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- A New Walk
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- York Garrison
- Our Lady's Row
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Statue of an Athlete
- Archbishop Scrope Executed