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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Bar Convent
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Assembly Rooms
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The George Fox Incident
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Castle Museum
- York Railway Station