Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Silk Cap
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward II and York
- York Castle Museum
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York in the fifteenth Century