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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Statue of Napoleon
- The 1190 Massacre
- Our Lady's Row
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New University
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The County Court House
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Constantius Chlorus
- The York Observatory