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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Dick Turpin
- Fire in the Minster
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The New Theatre
- Treasurer's House
- York Art Gallery
- Jewbury Cemetery
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Female Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- Vikings and Christianity
- Clifford's Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Guy Fawkes
- Stonegate