Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Abbot's House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Red Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Judges Lodging
- Inscription to Hecules
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Water Lanes
- The Railway Institute
- York Union Gas Works
- The White Rose of York
- York St John in the 20th Century