Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Sixties York
- The Hospitium
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Crest of York St John College
- Medieval Prisons
- Monk Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Railway Station
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A New Vision For York
- The First Minster