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 in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree Park
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- De Grey Rooms
- The Guildhall
- Ripon College for Women
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Holocaust
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Basilica
- First World War Memorial