Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Victoria Bar
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Helmet
- King Richard II and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- De Grey Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Teaching the Poor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Scarborough Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Carving
- The County Court House