Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- A New Vision For York
- The Guildhall
- King Edward I and York
- Lendal Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- Monk Bar
- A New University
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St William's Shrine
- The Greyfriars
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Stonegate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church