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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman House
- The Hospitium
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Lendal Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Shambles
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- Second World War York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Crux's Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Victorian Prison Building