Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Bar Convent
- The Medieval Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham School
- St Crux's Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Coins
- The York Hoard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool