Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Crest of York St John College
- The Shambles
- First World War York
- Alcuin of York
- George Leeman
- Yorkshire Museum
- Is York Cursed?
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New University
- Scarborough Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Lendal Bridge
- Fire in the Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- Second World War York