Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- 62 Low Petergate
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Scarborough Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Water Lanes
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Roman Fortress
- Lendal Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard