Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of St Helen
- The Mansion House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Water Lanes
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Female Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Statue of an Athlete
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters