Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Battle of the Standard
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- The New Theatre
- Our Lady's Row
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Holocaust
- New Earswick
- A New Walk