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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars
- The Retreat
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- John Carr - Architect
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- 62 Low Petergate
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Carving
- York and the Holocaust
- View from Station Rise