Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- The Retreat
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New Walk
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Is York Cursed?
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A Pipkin
- The Mystery Plays
- Statue of an Athlete
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Abbey
- Water Lanes