Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Basilica
- Ouse Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The New Theatre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Margaret Clitherow
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- George Leeman
- The County Court House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Mystery Plays
- Glazed Medieval Jug