Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Roman Head Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Stonegate
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Second World War York
- Is York Cursed?
- The Railway Institute