Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Art Gallery
- The Railway Institute
- Monk Bar
- A New Vision For York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Bar Convent
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Hospitium
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse