Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Bronze weights
- Olive Oil Container
- Viking Boot
- Sixties York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Helen
- The Shambles
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Clifford's Tower
- Judges Lodging
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Female Prison
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century