Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Edward I and York
- York Central Library
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Earswick
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- De Grey Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Minster Library
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Observatory
- York Union Gas Works