Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Female Prison
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Retreat
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham School
- York's Airfield
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Walmgate Bar
- The Norman House
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Carving
- John Carr - Architect
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Roman Fortress