Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Roman Head Pot
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of an Athlete
- Monk Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Railway Station
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The New Theatre
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Barker Tower
- The Basilica
- Silver Strap Ends
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva