Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Crest of York St John College
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Helen
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of the God Mars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York