Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- George Leeman
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Edward II and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Helmet
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Olave