Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Horn of Ulf
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Feeding Roman York
- Fishergate Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The First Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Cross
- Industrial Upheaval
- Holy Trinity Church