Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Castle Museum
- The Guildhall
- The York Observatory
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Rowntree Park
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Coins
- Water Lanes
- The Norman House
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Olave
- Trams Pulled by Horses