Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- The Abbot's House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze weights
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Red Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Leeman
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head