Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Hospitium
- Teaching the Poor
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of St Olave
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Prisons
- The New Theatre
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham School
- First World War York