Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Barley Hall
- The Black Death
- Fire in the Minster
- The Mansion House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Judges Lodging
- York Railway Station
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Lendal Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- The Debtors' Prison
- A New University
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Treasurer's House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop