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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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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...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham School
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- William Etty, Artist
- Ouse Bridge
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Council of Arles