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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Monk Bar
- Judges Lodging
- The End of the Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Guy Fawkes
- Sixties York
- The Female Prison
- Stonegate
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Medieval Castle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Transport Moves On
- The Red Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop