Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Holocaust
- The York Hoard
- Lendal Bridge
- A Pipkin
- The York Helmet
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Transport Moves On
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward I and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The End of the Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze weights
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop