Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Head Pot
- Bronze weights
- Alcuin of York
- Dick Turpin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Sixties York
- John Carr - Architect
- The First Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa