Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The County Court House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Minster Library
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Transport Moves On
- Norman Window Frame
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Guy Fawkes
- The Greyfriars
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Walmgate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)