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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Cawood Sword
- Military Belt Fitting
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman Castle
- The Basilica
- George Leeman
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mary Ward
- The Abbot's House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre