Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- New Shopping Centres
- The Black Death
- Is York Cursed?
- St Crux's Church
- The Hospitium
- 62 Low Petergate
- New Earswick
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Trams Pulled by Horses