Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Second World War York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A Pipkin
- York's Coat of Arms
- Margaret Clitherow
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Railway Institute
- Our Lady's Row
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers