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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Medieval Prisons
- John Carr - Architect
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Rowntree Park
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Transport Moves On
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Micklegate Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Black Death
- The York Observatory
- George Leeman