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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Cawood Sword
- The George Fox Incident
- A Pipkin
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Olive Oil Container
- The First Minster
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Basilica
- William Etty, Artist
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Edward III and York
- Gold Arm Ring