Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of an Athlete
- Minster Library
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The York Observatory
- St Crux's Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New Walk
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)