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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Airfield
- King Edward I and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- View from Station Rise
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Church of St Helen
- William Etty, Artist
- The Roman Fortress
- The End of the Abbey
- The Debtors' Prison
- Treasurer's House
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Central Library