Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree Park
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Multangular Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Shopping Centres
- The Red Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- View from Station Rise
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The George Fox Incident
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Art Gallery
- Jubbergate