Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Mary Ward
- St William's Shrine
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- John Carr - Architect
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Carving
- The Mystery Plays
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop