Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Norman Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- View from Station Rise
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze weights
- George Leeman
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- 62 Low Petergate
- William Etty, Artist
- Military Belt Fitting
- A New Vision For York
- St Martin Le Grand Church