Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Red Tower
- A New Walk
- York's Airfield
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze weights
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The End of the Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fire in the Minster
- The Abbot's House
- Minster Library