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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Coins
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Middleham Jewel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Helen
- Eric Bloodaxe