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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Victoria Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Observatory
- Bootham School
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Castle
- Water Lanes
- Is York Cursed?
- The Debtors' Prison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool