Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New University
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Multangular Tower
- Barker Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Bar Convent
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The York Hoard
- Mary Ward
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Abbey