Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The New Theatre
- The Red Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Abbot's House
- York Garrison
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Bombed
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward I and York
- Transport Moves On
- Hair of a Roman Girl