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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Norman Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Teaching the Poor