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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Bombed
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Black Death
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Shambles
- Is York Cursed?
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Barley Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Our Lady's Row
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway