Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Black Death
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King Richard III and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Water Lanes
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- New Earswick
- The First Minster
- 62 Low Petergate
- Norman Window Frame
- First World War York