Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- John Carr - Architect
- St Crux's Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Norman Window Frame
- Dick Turpin
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Guy Fawkes
- York Bombed
- Clifford's Tower
- Minster Library
- Church of St Olave
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Transport Moves On