Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Teaching the Poor
- The Multangular Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Vikings and Christianity
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Our Lady's Row
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Holy Trinity Church
- The End of the Abbey
- Fishergate Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- New Shopping Centres