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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- A Pipkin
- Fishergate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Minster Library
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Olave
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Silk Cap
- Artists, Writers and Scientists