Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Silk Cap
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Transport Moves On
- Alcuin of York
- Bootham Bar
- Barker Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- Olive Oil Container
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Shambles
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head