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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Garrison
- King Edward III and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Abbot's House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bootham School
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Barker Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- 62 Low Petergate
- Walmgate Bar
- King Edward I and York