Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- St William's Shrine
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Sixties York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Abbey
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fairfax House
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Carving
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Art Gallery
- St Leonard's Hospital