Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Holy Trinity Church
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of the Standard
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The County Court House
- King Richard II and York
- Sixties York
- De Grey Rooms
- Alcuin of York
- York Union Gas Works
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Abbot's House
- York's Airfield