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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Transport Moves On
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Hospitium
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Castle Museum
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Railway Institute
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward I and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Military Belt Fitting
- Inscription to Hecules