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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bronze weights
- Rowntree Park
- The Greyfriars
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Union Gas Works
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's Airfield
- The Medieval Minster
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Central Methodist Chapel