Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Guy Fawkes
- New Earswick
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Lendal Bridge
- Mary Ward
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bone Trial Piece
- Gold Finger Ring
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The George Fox Incident
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Is York Cursed?
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- 62 Low Petergate