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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Micklegate Bar
- The New Theatre
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Observatory
- The Shambles
- Bootham School
- The Retreat
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The White Rose of York
- York Central Library
- Second World War York
- The Mansion House