Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham School
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Female Prison
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Observatory
- York Art Gallery
- York Central Library
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy