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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Anglian Carving
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The New Theatre
- Teaching the Poor
- Mary Ward
- John Carr - Architect
- A New University
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Leeman
- Middleham Jewel
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Abbot's House
- Barker Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The York Hoard