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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Micklegate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Olave
- Lendal Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Richard III and York
- St Crux's Church
- St William's Shrine
- Fishergate Bar
- The Red Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Crest of York St John College
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue