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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Bombed
- Inscription to Hecules
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Lendal Tower
- Anglian Cross
- Victoria Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Male Grooming
- King Edward I and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- King's Manor - Victorian