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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- The York Observatory
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Ouse Bridge
- Barley Hall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mary Ward
- Fairfax House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Coins
- York Railway Station
- The Hospitium
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Debtors' Prison
- William Etty, Artist