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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Abbey
- York Garrison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Middleham Jewel
- The Shambles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The County Court House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Basilica
- George Leeman
- The Council of Arles
- Bronze weights
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Holocaust