Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Bombed
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Minster Library
- 62 Low Petergate
- Medieval Prisons
- York Garrison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Male Grooming
- The End of the Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- The Cawood Sword
- Fairfax House
- Alcuin of York