Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Fairfax House
- Judges Lodging
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Micklegate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- William Etty, Artist
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Lendal Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Scarborough Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham School
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze weights
- Ouse Bridge