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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Ripon College for Women
- Clifford's Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Fishergate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Barker Tower
- Statue of an Athlete
- Crest of York St John College
- Ouse Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Railway Station
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Second World War York