Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Victoria Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward III and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St William's Shrine
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Hospitium
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The County Court House