Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Richard III and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Medieval Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Union Gas Works