Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Treasurer's House
- The Medieval Castle
- York Central Library
- The Bar Convent
- Fishergate Bar
- De Grey Rooms
- The Council of Arles
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Is York Cursed?
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The County Court House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Cawood Sword
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The First Railway Station