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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- The Retreat
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Barley Hall
- Olive Oil Container
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Boot
- A New Vision For York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St William's Shrine
- York Bombed
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- The County Court House