Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Cawood Sword
- Stonegate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- William Etty, Artist
- Transport Moves On
- 62 Low Petergate
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Crest of York St John College
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool