Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Clifford's Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Mystery Plays
- York Central Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New University
- De Grey Rooms
- The Female Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Black Death