Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The 1190 Massacre
- Minster Library
- Bootham School
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Treasurer's House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Central Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Castle Museum