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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Victoria Bar
- The County Court House
- New Earswick
- The Red Tower
- York Central Library
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart