Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Second World War York
- Micklegate Bar
- Minster Library
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Central Library
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Alcuin of York
- York Union Gas Works
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The County Court House
- The Medieval Minster
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Barker Tower