Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- The County Court House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Teaching the Poor
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward III and York
- York Union Gas Works
- Lendal Bridge
- Inscription to Hecules
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St William's Shrine
- The Assembly Rooms