Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Art Gallery
- Judges Lodging
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Cross
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New Walk
- De Grey Rooms
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Mansion House
- Margaret Clitherow