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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- New Shopping Centres
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Head Pot
- York Bombed
- Church of St Helen
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- View from Station Rise
- Holy Trinity Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Industrial Upheaval
- Our Lady's Row