Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- York Union Gas Works
- The Mystery Plays
- De Grey Rooms
- A New University
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham School
- The First Railway Station
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Helen
- Mary Ward
- The Council of Arles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Martin Le Grand Church