Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Roman Fortress
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Castle
- New Earswick
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Norman House
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York St John in the 20th Century