Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Union Gas Works
- York Central Library
- The Bar Convent
- Our Lady's Row
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Helen
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Treasurer's House
- Medieval Prisons
- Rowntree Park