Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Railway Station
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Holocaust
- Crest of York St John College
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward I and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Military Belt Fitting
- Clifford's Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Retreat
- The Council of Arles
- A New Vision For York
- George Leeman
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze weights