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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- New Earswick
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- De Grey Rooms
- Industrial Upheaval
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Lendal Tower
- The Basilica
- The Bar Convent
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Medieval Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The New Theatre
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse