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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Red Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bootham School
- King Richard II and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Greyfriars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Micklegate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Guildhall
- King Edward I and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Lendal Bridge