Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Basilica
- The New Theatre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ouse Bridge
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- Roman Head Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels