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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Boot
- The Abbot's House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Greyfriars
- A New Walk
- The Female Prison
- The Norman House
- King Edward I and York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior