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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Basilica
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Red Tower
- The Greyfriars
- The George Fox Incident
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Victorian Prison Building
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New Vision For York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard