Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Lendal Tower
- York Art Gallery
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The New Theatre
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fire in the Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Airfield
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Vikings and Christianity
- View from Station Rise