Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- The Multangular Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward II and York
- The Railway Institute
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Abbey
- A New University
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New Vision For York
- York Union Gas Works
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Male Grooming
- Crest of York St John College