Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jubbergate
- Monk Bar
- Treasurer's House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Bombed
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The White Rose of York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Sixties York
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham Bar
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool