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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Holocaust
- Judges Lodging
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fire in the Minster
- The County Court House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Mansion House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The White Rose of York
- A Pipkin