Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Observatory
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Minster Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The End of the Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop