Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Stonegate
- The White Rose of York
- The County Court House
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- George Leeman
- First World War York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The New Theatre
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Garrison
- The York Helmet
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Walmgate Bar