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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Jubbergate
- The Horn of Ulf
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Vikings and Christianity
- Roman Head Pot
- York Bombed
- A Pipkin
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A New Vision For York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mary Ward
- Fairfax House
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Abbot's House