Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Union Gas Works
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Is York Cursed?
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Walmgate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Cross
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman House
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Burial Vessel