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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Silk Cap
- Sixties York
- Treasurer's House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bone Trial Piece