Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Union Gas Works
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Gold Arm Ring
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King Richard III and York
- George Leeman
- The Roman Fortress
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bone Trial Piece