Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Barley Hall
- The County Court House
- Alcuin of York
- Mary Ward
- Ripon College for Women
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Medieval Prisons
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham School
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Cawood Sword
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Black Death
- Aldwark Synagogue