Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Observatory
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Roman Head Pot
- A Pipkin
- The White Rose of York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Female Prison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Dick Turpin
- Gold Arm Ring
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Assembly Rooms