Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- John Carr - Architect
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Central Library
- St William's Shrine
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Battle of the Standard
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Castle
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Coins