Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Holy Trinity Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Hospitium
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward I and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Water Lanes
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Coins
- Is York Cursed?
- York Castle Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart