Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- New Shopping Centres
- King Richard II and York
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription to Hecules
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The First Railway Station
- Our Lady's Row
- The Guildhall
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The First Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The End of the Abbey