Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Male Grooming
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Guy Fawkes
- Medieval Prisons
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Barley Hall
- York's Airfield
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Ouse Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward II and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street