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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Rowntree Park
- Royal Station Hotel
- John Carr - Architect
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mary Ward
- Barker Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Bombed
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Inscription to Hecules