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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The End of the Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- George Leeman
- Dick Turpin
- The Hospitium
- Margaret Clitherow
- Guy Fawkes
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- The York Helmet
- The Norman Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- Medieval Prisons
- John Carr - Architect
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'