Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The White Rose of York
- Sixties York
- New Shopping Centres
- John Carr - Architect
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jubbergate
- York's Coat of Arms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Finger Ring
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Sword Pommel