Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Minster
- Minster Library
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Leeman
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Horn of Ulf
- New Shopping Centres
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Helen