Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Hospitium
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Micklegate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- King Edward II and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Garrison
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Coat of Arms
- Stonegate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior