Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Barley Hall
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Carving
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- Second World War York
- Guy Fawkes
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Treasurer's House
- Bootham Bar
- First World War Memorial
- Walmgate Bar