Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Sixties York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Lendal Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward I and York