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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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- The Norman Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Boot
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Carving
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Middleham Jewel
- Statue of Napoleon
- Is York Cursed?
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital