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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Statue of an Athlete
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Minster Library
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Fishergate Bar
- St William's Shrine
- Anglian Carving
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Medieval Castle
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Lendal Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Micklegate Bar
- Dick Turpin