Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Anglian Carving
- Ouse Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- Mary Ward
- The Norman Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription to Hecules
- First World War Memorial
- The Mystery Plays
- The Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- New Earswick
- The First Minster