Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- First World War Memorial
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Second World War York
- Minster Library
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Airfield
- Guy Fawkes
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Retreat
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Female Prison
- Monk Bar
- First World War York