Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The New Theatre
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Helen
- The Mansion House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New Vision For York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Cross
- New Earswick