Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Cross
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- First World War Memorial
- King Richard III and York
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Wilfrid
- New Shopping Centres
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Stonegate
- The Railway Institute
- Cinema Comes to York