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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Holocaust
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Multangular Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham School
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fairfax House
- The Shambles
- The Norman House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Railway Station