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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Observatory
- The Railway Institute
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward II and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham School
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Is York Cursed?
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson