Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Anglian Carving
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Debtors' Prison
- The George Fox Incident
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Holy Trinity Church
- A Pipkin
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Barley Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone