Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Retreat
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- William Etty, Artist
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Water Lanes
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries