Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Cross
- Our Lady's Row
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The County Court House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Hoard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Garrison
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Feeding Roman York
- The New Theatre
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century