Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Micklegate Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- The White Rose of York
- Jubbergate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Carving
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Garrison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Observatory