Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Micklegate Bar
- Jubbergate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Art Gallery
- The White Rose of York
- Viking Silk Cap
- A New Vision For York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Feeding Roman York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Inscription to Hecules
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mary Ward
- De Grey Rooms