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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Olave
- The Bar Convent
- New Earswick
- Treasurer's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Royal Station Hotel
- St William's Shrine
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Holocaust
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Norman Window Frame
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Minster Library