Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Monk Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Sword Pommel
- View from Station Rise
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Fishergate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Dick Turpin
- The First Railway Station
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Bar Convent
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Battle of Marston Moor