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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Rowntree Park
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Silk Cap
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York