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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription to Hecules
- Silver Strap Ends
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Red Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The White Rose of York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Railway Institute
- King Richard II and York