Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Margaret Clitherow
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Richard III and York
- Lendal Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Helen
- Fishergate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- A New Vision For York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York in the fifteenth Century