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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Abbot's House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Walmgate Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Ripon College for Women
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Sixties York
- King Edward II and York
- The Bar Convent
- Jubbergate
- Guy Fawkes
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Minster
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 20th Century