Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Richard II and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Ouse Bridge
- Sixties York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Coat of Arms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Helen
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector