Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- View from Station Rise
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Second World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Union Gas Works
- The Guildhall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Barker Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of an Athlete
- Treasurer's House