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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Art Gallery
- A New Walk
- Judges Lodging
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Silk Cap
- All Saints Church, North Street
- 62 Low Petergate
- The White Rose of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Railway Institute