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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- A New Vision For York
- Olive Oil Container
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cinema Comes to York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Rowntree Park
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of St Olave
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church