Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Alcuin of York
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Silk Cap
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Multangular Tower
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Medieval Prisons
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Minster