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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fairfax House
- Clifford's Tower
- The Greyfriars
- New Shopping Centres
- Treasurer's House
- York Art Gallery
- The Abbot's House
- Middleham Jewel
- First World War Memorial
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Female Prison
- York's Airfield
- The Retreat