Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Lendal Tower
- The Retreat
- The Mansion House
- Jubbergate
- Ripon College for Women
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New University
- A Pipkin
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles
- Gold Finger Ring
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Feeding Roman York