Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Silver Strap Ends
- Walmgate Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Dick Turpin
- York Central Library
- Is York Cursed?
- The Roman Fortress
- The Greyfriars
- Water Lanes
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Clifford's Tower
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 20th Century