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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- Transport Moves On
- The Norman Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Judges Lodging
- Walmgate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Garrison
- The Shambles
- York Central Library
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of an Athlete
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Medieval Synagogue