Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Gold Arm Ring
- First World War York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Helen
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A Pipkin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Abbot's House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol