Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Central Library
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inscription to Hecules
- Second World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Hospitium
- The Basilica
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Abbot's House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Airfield
- Industrial Upheaval
- Artists, Writers and Scientists