Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Teaching the Poor
- Anglian Carving
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Abbey
- Barker Tower
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Hoard
- The Female Prison
- The Shambles
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mary Ward