Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Union Gas Works
- Sixties York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Abbey
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Church of St Olave
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward III and York
- All Saints Church, North Street