Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- The Norman House
- King Edward II and York
- Micklegate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Bar Convent
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Castle
- The Roman Fortress
- York Bombed
- Fairfax House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Clifford's Tower