Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- View from Station Rise
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Medieval Prisons
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Royal Station Hotel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fishergate Bar
- The Red Tower
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Hoard
- Guy Fawkes
- The George Fox Incident
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Lendal Tower