Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward II and York
- Transport Moves On
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Lendal Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Victoria Bar
- Fairfax House
- Bronze weights
- Judges Lodging
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Bombed
- The Red Tower