Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Feeding Roman York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Garrison
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Micklegate Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York