Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Bombed
- Church of St Olave
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inscription to Hecules
- The York Observatory
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Garrison
- Gold Finger Ring
- George Leeman
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Mystery Plays