Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Victoria Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Is York Cursed?
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Coins
- King Edward III and York
- The York Hoard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward II and York