Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Hospitium
- Viking Boot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Union Gas Works
- Treasurer's House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Royal Station Hotel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Guy Fawkes
- Vikings and Christianity