Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Shopping Centres
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Shambles
- Holy Trinity Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Transport Moves On
- A New University
- Judges Lodging
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mansion House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Lendal Tower
- The New Theatre
- The Basilica
- Viking Sword Pommel