Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Vision For York
- Roman Head Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Cross
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Garrison
- A Pipkin
- Treasurer's House
- The Multangular Tower
- Holy Trinity Church