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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Medieval Prisons
- Transport Moves On
- The End of the Abbey
- The Bar Convent
- The First Minster
- York Central Library
- The York Hoard
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Guildhall
- Fairfax House
- Viking Coins
- Anglian Carving