Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bootham School
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Red Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Basilica
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Jubbergate
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Castle
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Female Prison
- Statue of an Athlete