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 Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Boot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Union Gas Works
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The First Railway Station
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- View from Station Rise
- Margaret Clitherow
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions