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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Retreat
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St William's Shrine
- York Central Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New Walk
- Judges Lodging