Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New Walk
- The Roman Fortress
- The White Rose of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Coins
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Edward III and York
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Dick Turpin
- Skeldergate Bridge
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Battle of Marston Moor