Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Shambles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Basilica
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Multangular Tower
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Helen
- Fairfax House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward I and York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Airfield