Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Railway Station
- York Garrison
- York Art Gallery
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Constantius Chlorus
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Is York Cursed?
- Barley Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Crest of York St John College
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Medieval Prisons
- St Columba's United Reformed Church