Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New Walk
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Scarborough Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree Park
- Middleham Jewel
- Teaching the Poor
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The First Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Guy Fawkes
- Statue of the God Mars