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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Union Gas Works
- Fishergate Bar
- Anglian Carving
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Lendal Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Gold Arm Ring
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers