Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mary Ward
- Yorkshire Museum
- Middleham Jewel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Guy Fawkes
- De Grey Rooms
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Airfield
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Bombed
- Military Belt Fitting