Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward I and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Viking Boot
- York Garrison
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier