Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Olave
- Stonegate
- Norman Window Frame
- York Art Gallery
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Female Prison
- The Hospitium
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's Airfield
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The First Minster
- William Etty, Artist