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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A New University
- The Multangular Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Clifford's Tower
- The Norman Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Stonegate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Shambles
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Inscription to Hecules
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Guildhall