Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Fairfax House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- Lendal Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Micklegate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mary Ward
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham School
- The Black Death
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Cinema Comes to York