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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- King Edward II and York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Barley Hall
- The Multangular Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Crest of York St John College
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Red Tower
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward III and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Inscription to Hecules