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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Bombed
- New Shopping Centres
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Richard II and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Hospitium
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Abbot's House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Norman Castle
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Council of Arles
- Medieval Prisons