Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Observatory
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription to Hecules
- The White Rose of York
- Sixties York
- Teaching the Poor
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cinema Comes to York