Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Clifford's Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Judges Lodging
- The Council of Arles
- First World War York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- De Grey Rooms
- Walmgate Bar
- Barley Hall
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The New Theatre
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Cawood Sword
- The Debtors' Prison
- Jubbergate