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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Walmgate Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St William's Shrine
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Bombed
- Bone Trial Piece
- The White Rose of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- New Earswick
- The Cawood Sword
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Middleham Jewel