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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward I and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Central Library
- Holy Trinity Church
- Transport Moves On
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Railway Station
- The Red Tower