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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Railway Station
- King's Manor - Victorian
- First World War Memorial
- The Hospitium
- Gold Finger Ring
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Hoard
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Walmgate Bar
- The Mansion House
- Judges Lodging
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Micklegate Bar
- The County Court House