Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Treasurer's House
- The Norman House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- New Earswick
- The White Rose of York
- Jubbergate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham School
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Red Tower
- William Etty, Artist