Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- Alcuin of York
- King Edward II and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The York Observatory
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Richard III and York
- First World War York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Richard II and York
- Micklegate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Abbot's House