Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The White Rose of York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Assembly Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Helmet
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Olave
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Mystery Plays
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses