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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- George Leeman
- Anglian Carving
- The Retreat
- Viking Silk Cap
- The George Fox Incident
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Teaching the Poor
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- A New Vision For York
- St Crux's Church
- Rowntree Park
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Minster Library
- The Horn of Ulf
- Is York Cursed?