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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Viking Boot
- The End of the Abbey
- York Union Gas Works
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Sixties York
- King Edward III and York
- Clifford's Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl