Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Mystery Plays
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Fairfax House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bone Trial Piece
- The New Theatre
- Scarborough Bridge
- Transport Moves On
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Hospitium
- York's Coat of Arms