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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Barley Hall
- De Grey Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bone Trial Piece
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- First World War York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Alcuin of York
- Clifford's Tower
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid