Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Cross
- Statue of the God Mars
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The White Rose of York
- Dick Turpin
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Assembly Rooms
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen
- George Leeman
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers