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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Edward III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fire in the Minster
- Ouse Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Crux's Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- First World War York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Ripon College for Women
- Bootham School
- Bootham Bar