Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- Anglian Carving
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Lendal Bridge
- The Mansion House
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Hospitium
- Jubbergate
- The Mystery Plays
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Teaching the Poor
- York's Airfield
- Feeding Roman York