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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Treasurer's House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The White Rose of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The George Fox Incident
- Vikings and Christianity
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Female Prison
- Sixties York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Holy Trinity Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Medieval Chamber Pot