Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Norman Castle
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Carving
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Abbot's House
- View from Station Rise
- King Edward III and York
- The Basilica
- William Etty, Artist
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- A New Vision For York
- The Black Death
- Our Lady's Row
- The Mansion House
- Medieval Prisons