Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Medieval Minster
- The Black Death
- Ouse Bridge
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The First Railway Station
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Holocaust
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Bar
- Alcuin of York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Dick Turpin
- Roman Head Pot
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Victorian Prison Building