Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Battle of the Standard
- Water Lanes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Is York Cursed?
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of St Olave
- Ouse Bridge
- Minster Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway