Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Railway Station
- Minster Library
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Lendal Tower
- The Female Prison
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Stonegate
- Medieval Prisons
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Treasurer's House
- Second World War York
- The York Hoard
- York's Airfield