Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Treasurer's House
- Barker Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Sixties York
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ouse Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Norman Minster
- Constantius Chlorus
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Hospitium
- Minster Library
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Holocaust