Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Multangular Tower
- Scarborough Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham School
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Airfield
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Richard III and York
- Feeding Roman York