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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Greyfriars
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Holy Trinity Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Pilgrimage of Grace