Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Viking Boot
- The York Helmet
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Alcuin of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- 62 Low Petergate
- Second World War York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Shambles
- York Railway Station