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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Hospitium
- The Medieval Castle
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway Institute
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Art Gallery
- New Earswick
- Viking Silk Cap
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Transport Moves On
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York