Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Guildhall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The York Observatory
- John Carr - Architect
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The End of the Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- New Shopping Centres
- Second World War York