Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Alcuin of York
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Airfield
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Yorkshire Museum