Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman Minster
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Horn of Ulf
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New University
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Cross
- The Hospitium
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Minster
- The Bar Convent
- The Greyfriars