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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mary Ward
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Victoria Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Basilica
- Rowntree Park
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York