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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in Viking Times
- George Leeman
- Minster Library
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mary Ward
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- The Basilica
- Statue of the God Mars