Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- The Cawood Sword
- Transport Moves On
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Sixties York
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Richard II and York
- The Railway Institute
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Coins
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- De Grey Rooms
- York's Airfield