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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Helen
- Guy Fawkes
- A New Vision For York
- Viking Coins
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Victoria Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Retreat
- The Greyfriars
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Leonard's Hospital