Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Black Death
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Bar Convent
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Roman Fortress
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Council of Arles
- York Castle Museum
- York Central Library
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Constantius Chlorus
- Inscription to Hecules