Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- George Leeman
- John Carr - Architect
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Bombed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Jubbergate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Mystery Plays
- Judges Lodging
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York's Airfield