Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The Debtors' Prison
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Ripon College for Women
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- First World War Memorial
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Barker Tower
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward II and York
- All Saints Church, North Street