Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Shambles
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Castle Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Water Lanes
- Viking Silk Cap
- Statue of the God Mars
- The First Minster
- Viking Male Grooming
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New Walk
- The Medieval Minster