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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Medieval Minster
- The York Observatory
- York Railway Station
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham School
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Hoard
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A New University
- York Garrison
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Bombed
- Bronze weights
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Mansion House