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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and the Holocaust
- Statue of Napoleon
- Dick Turpin
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Cawood Sword
- Is York Cursed?
- New Earswick
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Crest of York St John College
- Alcuin of York
- The County Court House
- Fire in the Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Helen