Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King Edward I and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Margaret Clitherow
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A New Walk
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Medieval Prisons
- Fire in the Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Greyfriars
- The York Observatory
- The Roman Fortress
- A New University
- The Assembly Rooms