Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Guildhall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Middleham Jewel
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Minster
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rebuilt in Stone
- First World War York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New University