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 City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Bar Convent
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Central Library
- Our Lady's Row
- Barker Tower
- York Art Gallery
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- George Leeman
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Ouse Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- The County Court House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Garrison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head