Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Water Lanes
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Railway Station
- Viking Silk Cap
- Judges Lodging
- The George Fox Incident
- Jubbergate
- St William's Shrine
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Norman Window Frame
- Queen Margaret's Arch