Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- York Central Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ouse Bridge
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inscription to Hecules
- John Carr - Architect
- St Crux's Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Helmet
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Bar Convent
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Carving