Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mary Ward
- Victoria Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Greyfriars
- Gold Arm Ring
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fishergate Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Middleham Jewel
- Statue of Napoleon