Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Treasurer's House
- The York Observatory
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Teaching the Poor
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Bar Convent
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Second World War York
- Dick Turpin
- Is York Cursed?
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Mansion House
- View from Station Rise
- Medieval Prisons
- Bones of a Roman Combatant