Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Medieval Prisons
- Teaching the Poor
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman Castle
- King Edward III and York
- De Grey Rooms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Skeldergate Bridge