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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- Second World War York
- York and the Holocaust
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Multangular Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cumberland House, King's Staith