Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Sixties York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Dick Turpin
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Roman Fortress
- Ouse Bridge
- Jubbergate
- The Bar Convent