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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- St William's Shrine
- The Multangular Tower
- Anglian Cross
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Horn of Ulf
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Olave
- The New Theatre
- First World War Memorial
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of All Saints Pavement