Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- York Castle Museum
- York Central Library
- Statue of Napoleon
- Ouse Bridge
- The Multangular Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The York Observatory
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and the Holocaust
- The End of the Abbey
- Minster Library
- The 1190 Massacre
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Daniel Defoe's York