Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Royal Station Hotel
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Guildhall
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Roman Fortress
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey