Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Cawood Sword
- Royal Station Hotel
- A Pipkin
- Vikings and Christianity
- Gold Arm Ring
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Middleham Jewel
- The Bar Convent
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Medieval Prisons
- Central Methodist Chapel