Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Medieval Prisons
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The End of the Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Teaching the Poor
- Olive Oil Container
- Jubbergate
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bronze weights
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Railway Station