Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- View from Station Rise
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze weights
- The Guildhall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Basilica
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Clifford's Tower