Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Sixties York
- Lendal Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- The White Rose of York
- The Council of Arles
- Medieval Prisons
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Holocaust
- York Railway Station
- The Mansion House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Lendal Bridge