Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The County Court House
- Statue of an Athlete
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Monk Bar
- A New Walk
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Micklegate Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Mansion House
- Roman Head Pot
- Jubbergate
- John Carr - Architect