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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Roman Head Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Statue of the God Mars
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Teaching the Poor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rowntree Park
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Transport Moves On
- The George Fox Incident
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Second World War York
- The Black Death
- New Earswick
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York in the fifteenth Century