Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Leeman
- The Shambles
- Fairfax House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Council of Arles
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Railway Station
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Olive Oil Container
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St William's Shrine