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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Fishergate Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A Pipkin
- Teaching the Poor
- The Hospitium
- The George Fox Incident
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York in the fifteenth Century
- George Leeman
- Monk Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward III and York
- York's Airfield