Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Greyfriars
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The New Theatre
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War Memorial
- The York Observatory
- The Mansion House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse