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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Roman Head Pot
- Treasurer's House
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Central Library
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Olave