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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Olave
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Mansion House
- The Hospitium
- Feeding Roman York
- Anglian Cross
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The George Fox Incident
- A New University
- Ouse Bridge
- A New Walk
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York