Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Holocaust
- Clifford's Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Second World War York
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Roman Head Pot
- The Crossed Keys Symbol