Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Fire in the Minster
- The Council of Arles
- Statue of an Athlete
- The New Theatre
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Crux's Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Military Belt Fitting
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward III and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York