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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- The Shambles
- York Garrison
- The York Observatory
- The Assembly Rooms
- New Shopping Centres
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York's Coat of Arms
- The First Railway Station
- Walmgate Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- The First Minster
- Stonegate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham School