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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Dick Turpin
- Middleham Jewel
- Gold Finger Ring
- The George Fox Incident
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Union Gas Works
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Hospitium
- The Medieval Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Greyfriars
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's Airfield
- Roman Chimney Pot