Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard III and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Holocaust
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Victoria Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King Edward II and York
- Alcuin of York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Minster Library
- First World War York
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze weights
- Teaching the Poor
- A New University