Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Cinema Comes to York
- Lendal Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Water Lanes
- King Edward II and York
- The First Minster
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Abbot's House
- Dick Turpin
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Male Grooming
- York in the fifteenth Century