Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Viking Coins
- A New University
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fishergate Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Central Library
- John Carr - Architect
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham School