Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Greyfriars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- Clifford's Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- York's Coat of Arms
- New Shopping Centres
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Barley Hall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Debtors' Prison