Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Bar Convent
- Aldwark Synagogue
- John Carr - Architect
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Holy Trinity Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Edward III and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bootham School
- The Guildhall
- The Railway Institute
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard