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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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Olave
- The Red Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Cross
- First World War Memorial
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Carving
- King Richard III and York
- Fire in the Minster
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York