Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A Pipkin
- The Mansion House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The First Railway Station
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Prisons
- Alcuin of York
- The York Observatory
- Daniel Defoe's York