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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Olave
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Walmgate Bar
- The First Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- Transport Moves On
- Fire in the Minster
- Guy Fawkes
- Jubbergate
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Prisons
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall