Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Castle
- St William's Shrine
- Water Lanes
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Barley Hall
- Teaching the Poor
- The Guildhall
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Coins
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fire in the Minster