Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Barker Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman Minster
- The Railway Institute
- York Bombed
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Basilica