Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- First World War York
- The White Rose of York
- York Central Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Female Prison
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Medieval Prisons
- 62 Low Petergate