Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A Pipkin
- Rebuilt in Stone
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Edward II and York
- Lendal Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Barker Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Dick Turpin
- York's Airfield
- York Central Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Female Prison
- Bootham School