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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York Railway Station
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Roman Fortress
- Monk Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Edward II and York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Mystery Plays
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Central Library
- Church of St Helen