Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Clifford's Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Battle of the Standard
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Boot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Art Gallery
- A New Walk
- The Railway Institute
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- New Shopping Centres