Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Union Gas Works
- Holy Trinity Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Central Methodist Chapel
- View from Station Rise
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Cawood Sword
- St William's Shrine
- Anglian Cross
- The End of the Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A Pipkin
- Skeldergate Bridge