Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Basilica
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman Castle
- Jubbergate
- The Black Death
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Multangular Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Barley Hall