Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman Abbey
- Monk Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Silk Cap
- Jubbergate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Guildhall
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham School
- Alcuin of York
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters