Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- York Garrison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Mystery Plays
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Observatory
- Rowntree Park
- Mary Ward
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Castle Museum
- Olive Oil Container
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Coins
- The Cawood Sword
- Bronze weights