Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Coins
- Monk Bar
- Bronze weights
- The 1190 Massacre
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward III and York
- Alcuin of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Rowntree Park