Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Multangular Tower
- York Garrison
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Crest of York St John College
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The First Minster