Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Dick Turpin
- Stonegate
- De Grey Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Railway Station
- A New Walk
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant