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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Victoria Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The New Theatre
- St William's Shrine
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The 1190 Massacre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Jubbergate
- York Union Gas Works
- Daniel Defoe's York
- First World War York