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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Gold Finger Ring
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Richard III and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Minster Library
- The Guildhall
- The Black Death
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- John Carr - Architect
- York Castle Museum
- York Bombed
- Fire in the Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Teaching the Poor