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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman Abbey
- Jubbergate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fire in the Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Female Prison
- Margaret Clitherow