Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- George Leeman
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Judges Lodging
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Retreat
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Carving
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel