Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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 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 Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze weights
- All Saints Church, North Street
- William Etty, Artist
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Coat of Arms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Ripon College for Women
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Teaching the Poor
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Abbey