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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Judges Lodging
- William Etty, Artist
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Abbey
- First World War York
- The Cawood Sword
- Stonegate
- York Railway Station
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard II and York
- The Multangular Tower
- The First Railway Station
- York's Airfield