Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Richard III and York
- The Multangular Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- De Grey Rooms
- The George Fox Incident
- Lendal Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Daniel Defoe's York