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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Dick Turpin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Fishergate Bar
- George Leeman
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bronze weights
- York Garrison
- Stonegate
- Micklegate Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New Vision For York
- Viking Silk Cap