Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Richard II and York
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Multangular Tower
- View from Station Rise
- A New Walk
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Greyfriars
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Stonegate