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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Mary Ward
- The New Theatre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Carving
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- The First Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The First Railway Station
- St William's Shrine
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Observatory
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Battle of Marston Moor