Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Military Belt Fitting
- Olive Oil Container
- A New Vision For York
- Minster Library
- York Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- George Leeman
- The Railway Institute
- Is York Cursed?
- York Central Library
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham School
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate