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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Hospitium
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway Institute
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Abbot's House
- A Pipkin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Guy Fawkes
- York Castle Museum
- York Bombed
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Olive Oil Container
- Rebuilt in Stone