Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Head Pot
- Ouse Bridge
- A New Walk
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Judges Lodging
- The First Minster
- The White Rose of York
- Walmgate Bar
- The Black Death
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Multangular Tower