Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Scarborough Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Debtors' Prison
- Inscription to Hecules
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- First World War Memorial
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fishergate Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop