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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The First Railway Station
- Fishergate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The County Court House
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barley Hall
- The Guildhall
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- All Saints Church, North Street