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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Retreat
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of an Athlete
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Gold Arm Ring
- De Grey Rooms
- Alcuin of York
- Second World War York
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Minster