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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze weights
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Second World War York
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Olave
- Aldwark Synagogue
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Mystery Plays
- Barker Tower
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar
- The Retreat