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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Our Lady's Row
- Viking Coins
- The Railway Institute
- The Red Tower
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of an Athlete
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Victoria Bar
- Minster Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York St John in the 20th Century