Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Fairfax House
- Viking Male Grooming
- Middleham Jewel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Coat of Arms
- Ripon College for Women
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- Jubbergate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The First Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 19th Century