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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- King Edward III and York
- The Medieval Castle
- St William's Shrine
- The Assembly Rooms
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The George Fox Incident
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze weights
- Ouse Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital