Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Norman Window Frame
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Retreat
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Castle
- Treasurer's House
- Rebuilt in Stone