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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Lendal Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Helen
- The York Observatory
- York's Coat of Arms
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Micklegate Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Margaret Clitherow
- Clifford's Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Jubbergate
- New Shopping Centres
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Bombed