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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Holocaust
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Olave
- York Bombed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Female Prison
- De Grey Rooms
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fishergate Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Art Gallery
- Skeldergate Bridge