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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- Ripon College for Women
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Helen
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Carving
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Feeding Roman York
- Treasurer's House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity