Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Central Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Clifford's Tower
- Lendal Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Mary Ward
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Greyfriars
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Sixties York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'