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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Sixties York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fairfax House
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The White Rose of York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Is York Cursed?
- The Bar Convent
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Helmet
- The Newgate Cross Shaft