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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- George Leeman
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- William Etty, Artist
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New Vision For York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- 62 Low Petergate
- Anglian Carving
- First World War York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Barley Hall
- Lendal Bridge