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 York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New University
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Cross
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Observatory
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Helmet
- King Richard III and York
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Minster