Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New Walk
- Ouse Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- Second World War York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Fairfax House
- The Mansion House
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Hospitium
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Feeding Roman York
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman Abbey
- Roman Head Pot