Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Minster
- The Mansion House
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Abbot's House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New University
- Is York Cursed?
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- John Carr - Architect
- Inscription from Fortress Gate