Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- New Earswick
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of the God Mars
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Bar
- The Black Death
- The First Minster
- The Railway Institute
- Norman Window Frame
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Water Lanes