Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Carving
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Central Library
- The Multangular Tower
- New Earswick
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Medieval Prisons
- Guy Fawkes
- Bootham Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Victoria Bar
- York Art Gallery
- King Richard II and York