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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Constantius Chlorus
- Anglian Carving
- The Multangular Tower
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Second World War York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- First World War Memorial
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of Napoleon
- Norman Window Frame
- The Black Death
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New Vision For York
- The Battle of Marston Moor