Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- King Richard III and York
- York Castle Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Cawood Sword
- Monk Bar
- The Norman Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Bombed
- Bootham School
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The New Theatre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Basilica