Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- York Castle Museum
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard III and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Our Lady's Row
- The Basilica
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Roman Head Pot
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Is York Cursed?
- Bone Trial Piece