Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Medieval Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Hoard
- Inscription to Hecules
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Is York Cursed?
- The First Minster
- The George Fox Incident
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Coins
- Rebuilt in Stone