Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- 62 Low Petergate
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The County Court House
- Barker Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bronze weights
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Feeding Roman York
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New University
- Teaching the Poor
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Statue of Napoleon
- Queen Margaret's Arch