Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New Vision For York
- Victoria Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Olive Oil Container
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's Airfield
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Cross
- Anglian Carving