Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Helen
- Transport Moves On
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Minster
- The County Court House
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Helmet
- The Norman Castle
- Medieval Prisons
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'