Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Horn of Ulf
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inscription to Hecules
- De Grey Rooms
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Battle of the Standard
- Middleham Jewel
- The Norman Minster
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Female Prison
- King Edward II and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug