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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Judges Lodging
- The New Theatre
- The Council of Arles
- Victoria Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Barker Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Royal Station Hotel
- New Shopping Centres
- York Union Gas Works
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith