Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- First World War York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Judges Lodging
- Crest of York St John College
- The Female Prison
- The First Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Bar
- York Union Gas Works