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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Medieval Minster
- Sixties York
- The Railway Institute
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Red Tower
- Mary Ward
- The Multangular Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York in the fifteenth Century
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Cross
- Stonegate
- Treasurer's House
- King Richard II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Railway Station