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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- York's Coat of Arms
- Ouse Bridge
- Water Lanes
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Lendal Bridge
- Second World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Medieval Prisons
- The New Theatre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Railway Institute
- The Black Death
- The First Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf