Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Crest of York St John College
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Mary Ward
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Second World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King Edward I and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Inscription to Hecules
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Victoria Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bones of a Roman Combatant