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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Central Library
- York Bombed
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Ouse Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Norman Window Frame
- The 1190 Massacre