Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Mansion House
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- First World War York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and the Holocaust
- Walmgate Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of the Standard