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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- The York Observatory
- Viking Male Grooming
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Greyfriars
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New Walk
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St William's Shrine
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fishergate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- First World War Memorial
- The Pilgrimage of Grace