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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Hoard
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Head Pot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Central Library
- The York Helmet
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The 1190 Massacre