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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Tower
- St William's Shrine
- New Shopping Centres
- Barley Hall
- Jubbergate
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Railway Station
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Boot
- Bronze weights
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fire in the Minster
- York Central Library
- Skeldergate Bridge