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 Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Central Library
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Jubbergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mansion House
- The York Helmet
- The Medieval Minster
- The Female Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The New Theatre
- The York Observatory
- King Edward III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- York Union Gas Works