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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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 in Viking Times
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Victoria Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Abbey
- Stonegate
- Olive Oil Container
- Medieval Prisons
- First World War York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York's Coat of Arms
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Scarborough Bridge