Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Basilica
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The George Fox Incident
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Bar Convent
- Treasurer's House
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- George Leeman
- Feeding Roman York