Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Walmgate Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Railway Station
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Airfield
- St William's Shrine
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Richard II and York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The White Rose of York
- The Council of Arles
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Tombstone of Julia Velva