Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze weights
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Cinema Comes to York
- Water Lanes
- Medieval Prisons
- Feeding Roman York
- Guy Fawkes
- New Earswick
- The Bar Convent
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward II and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King's Manor - Victorian