Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- John Carr - Architect
- The Female Prison
- Dick Turpin
- Feeding Roman York
- The Railway Institute
- 62 Low Petergate
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The George Fox Incident
- York Bombed
- Fairfax House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Gods and Goddesses