Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St William's Shrine
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- John Carr - Architect
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Cawood Sword
- The Basilica
- York Central Library
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Abbot's House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Dick Turpin
- Military Belt Fitting
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers