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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The County Court House
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Abbot's House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Basilica
- The Red Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Castle Museum
- First World War Memorial
- The Multangular Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Our Lady's Row
- Crest of York St John College
- View from Station Rise