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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fairfax House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Royal Station Hotel
- The New Theatre
- The Norman Castle
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- Micklegate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Railway Institute
- Roman Chimney Pot