Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- King Edward II and York
- Lendal Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Military Belt Fitting
- Stonegate
- First World War York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New University
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Industrial Upheaval