Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Anglian Cross
- Middleham Jewel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Ouse Bridge
- Barker Tower
- King Edward II and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Guildhall
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Holocaust
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Union Gas Works
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- First World War York