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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- New Shopping Centres
- Medieval Prisons
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Lendal Tower
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Guildhall
- 62 Low Petergate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Olive Oil Container
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- William Etty, Artist
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Basilica