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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Bar
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Garrison
- York Art Gallery
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Walk
- The Battle of the Standard
- Medieval Prisons
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bone Trial Piece
- Tombstone of Julia Velva