Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Coins
- Bronze weights
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Crest of York St John College
- Viking Male Grooming
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Shambles
- The End of the Abbey
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York