Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Our Lady's Row
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward III and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Council of Arles
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions