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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- York Railway Station
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Feeding Roman York
- Fairfax House
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Norman Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Guildhall
- Rowntree Park
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham School
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- View from Station Rise
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey