Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Crux's Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Guildhall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Black Death
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Boot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Treasurer's House
- King Edward I and York