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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Central Library
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fairfax House
- Medieval Prisons
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New Walk
- Anglian Carving
- York Castle Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- Treasurer's House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Hoard