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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- A New Walk
- The Female Prison
- The Red Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Monk Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Constantius Chlorus
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Vikings and Christianity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Teaching the Poor