Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Crest of York St John College
- Barker Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- A New Walk
- Medieval Prisons
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Guildhall
- Barley Hall
- Water Lanes
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman Minster