Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Yorkshire Museum
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Art Gallery
- Mary Ward
- The York Helmet
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham School
- The Abbot's House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Rowntree Park
- Cinema Comes to York
- Dick Turpin