Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cinema Comes to York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Monk Bar
- The First Minster
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Norman House
- Olive Oil Container
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Stonegate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Statue of an Athlete
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Pilgrimage of Grace