Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Statue of Napoleon
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Olave
- Treasurer's House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning