Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- 62 Low Petergate
- The New Theatre
- Walmgate Bar
- York's Airfield
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze weights
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Central Methodist Chapel
- A New University
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 20th Century