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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Silk Cap
- Fairfax House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- Judges Lodging
- Second World War York
- A New University
- York Union Gas Works
- Transport Moves On
- Monk Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The 1190 Massacre
- Treasurer's House
- The Horn of Ulf