Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Abbot's House
- York Bombed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Carving
- The Basilica
- York and the Holocaust
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Jewbury Cemetery
- De Grey Rooms
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Guildhall
- Cumberland House, King's Staith