Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Castle
- The Hospitium
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fire in the Minster
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- A New Walk
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Alcuin of York
- York's Coat of Arms
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- A New University
- The Railway King: George Hudson