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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The First Minster
- Norman Window Frame
- The Guildhall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Boot
- St Crux's Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mystery Plays
- A New University
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Guy Fawkes
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Debtors' Prison
- Walmgate Bar