Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Cinema Comes to York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Ripon College for Women
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Minster
- The Abbot's House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Guildhall
- The Red Tower