Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Inscription to Hecules
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Hospitium
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Lendal Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Dick Turpin
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- Gold Finger Ring
- Royal Station Hotel