Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Multangular Tower
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Olave
- Barker Tower
- The Basilica
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Mystery Plays
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Shambles
- Anglian Hanging Bowl