Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Inscription to Hecules
- Minster Library
- The Black Death
- The Railway Institute
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Transport Moves On
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Silver Strap Ends
- A New Vision For York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Statue of Napoleon
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's Coat of Arms
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York