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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 Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway Institute
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Micklegate Bar
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Walmgate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Gold Arm Ring
- Medieval Prisons
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- William Etty, Artist
- Vikings and Christianity
- Hair of a Roman Girl