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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Transport Moves On
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Carving
- Victoria Bar
- A New Vision For York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Central Library
- Anglian Cross
- The Mansion House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Art Gallery
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning