Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward I and York
- Roman Head Pot
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mansion House
- York Bombed
- Minster Library
- Middleham Jewel
- Mary Ward
- The Railway Institute
- The Hospitium
- A New University
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Red Tower