Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Medieval Prisons
- The 1190 Massacre
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fairfax House
- First World War York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Guy Fawkes
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Ouse Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Railway Station
- Skeldergate Bridge
- De Grey Rooms