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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Central Library
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The County Court House
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mary Ward
- The Newgate Cross Shaft