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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Olive Oil Container
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- The First Minster
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The White Rose of York
- The George Fox Incident