Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze weights
- The Battle of the Standard
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- The Assembly Rooms
- A New Walk
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Alcuin of York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Red Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre