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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster
- Water Lanes
- Ouse Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- 62 Low Petergate
- Vikings and Christianity
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Feeding Roman York