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 Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward I and York
- King Edward III and York
- Jubbergate
- York Central Library
- Ouse Bridge
- York Garrison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Silk Cap
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- Viking Male Grooming