Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- York Garrison
- Middleham Jewel
- The Female Prison
- Sixties York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- First World War York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Barker Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The End of the Abbey
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Amber Bead Workshop
- 62 Low Petergate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A New University