Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Olave
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Rebuilt in Stone
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Boot
- New Shopping Centres
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Military Belt Fitting
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York St John in the 20th Century
- First World War York