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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Olave
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Art Gallery
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Alcuin of York
- York Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Feeding Roman York
- Yorkshire Museum