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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Edward II and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fire in the Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Carving
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Monk Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze weights
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl