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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Norman Window Frame
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Minster
- Holy Trinity Church
- Medieval Prisons
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- De Grey Rooms
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's first historian: Francis Drake