Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Lendal Tower
- A New University
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Basilica
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Ripon College for Women
- Is York Cursed?
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Debtors' Prison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard