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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Walmgate Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rowntree Park
- Middleham Jewel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Clifford's Tower
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Coins
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway