Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Abbot's House
- Barley Hall
- Minster Library
- Norman Window Frame
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Gold Finger Ring
- Second World War York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The End of the Abbey
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Garrison