Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The White Rose of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Gold Finger Ring
- Lendal Tower
- The Norman Castle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Walmgate Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Bombed
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Olave