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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Medieval Castle
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bootham School
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- View from Station Rise
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Council of Arles
- York Central Library
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Middleham Jewel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Coins
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Medieval Prisons