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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Observatory
- The Roman Fortress
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Castle Museum
- Margaret Clitherow
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Mystery Plays
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New Walk
- Daniel Defoe's York
- First World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Edward I and York
- King Richard III and York